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roasted watermelon ~~dots~~ seeds

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Gentlesoulfolk? Sometimes the poet knows when to write none and just let charred dots connect dhemselves. In yet another absurdist exercise, oddest only in occurrence au (nappy)naturelle - requiring lil' else than underscore in lieu of actual articulation - the following meditation on misogynoir relies solely upon not even news story as much as its titles.

And direct quotes from 'subject' matter.

* "Natural high testosterone levels" have been side-lining female runners from South Africa, Burundi, Niger, and now, Namibia in 2021's Tokyo games. This particular 'shade' of misogynoir, my good peops, will not be left to the mad(swim)cap mercy of media 'leads' for this absurdist découpage. Their(our) plight is right here, howe'er - all up in the air. *

Now on with dots n' their surreal connections. In a timeline thru a universe not parallel:

NPR Sports, August 8, 2018

'One Must Respect The Game':

French Open Bans Serena Williams' Catsuit

["I've had a lot of problems with my blood ~~dots~~ clots, God I don't know how many I've had in the past 12 months. I've been wearing pants in general a lot when I play so I can keep ~~dots connecting~~ the blood circulation going."]

The Guardian, May, 27, 2021

Naomi Osaka will not speak

to French Open press

due to mental health impact

[Osaka, refusing to engage media, then withdraws from competition, accepting the $15,000 fine:

“I’ve often felt that people have no regard for athletes’ mental health and this rings true whenever I see a press conference or partake in one."]

NY Times, Breaking News, July 2, 2021

Sha’Carri Richardson, an Olympic gold-medal favorite in the 100 meters, apologized for a positive marijuana test. She was suspended for a month.

["...in an interview during the U.S. Olympic trials in Oregon, a state where recreational weed is legal, a reporter informed her that her biological mother had died. Sha’Carri Richardson said to hear the news come from “a complete stranger was triggering".”]

ESPN via AP, July, 2, 2021

(active day in the chronicles of misogynoir)

Swim caps for thick, curly hair

not allowed at Olympics

BBC News, July 5, 2021

Soul Cap:

Afro swimming cap Olympic rejection could be reconsidered after backlash

a clever as compassionate critique

on the implausibility

of POSTness

Til our next 'post', feast upon produce in season...

CV

Monday, July 5, 2021

connect da dots